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Chet Waggoner Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only South Bend, Indiana · EIN 356683101

Chet Waggoner Charitable Trust is a private foundation in South Bend, Indiana. In tax year 2025 it gave $322 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $322 and the largest $322. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $468 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$7,4383$123,306
2024$4681$129,765
2025$3221$142,325

How to apply

Chet Waggoner Charitable Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Chet Waggoner Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois1$322

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Salvation Army
Hoffman Estates, IL
General support$322

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Chet Waggoner Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Chet Waggoner Charitable Trust give?

$322 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $322.

Who runs Chet Waggoner Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists 1st Source Bank (Trustee).

What does Chet Waggoner Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services.

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